Update: Evans Signs with Niners

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

For the same reason the Giants weren't interested in him?

yeah they're pretty well set, they have 6 players on the DL they'd rather have over him, if not 7

not to say he sucked

[skinsnut]

C'mon folks....I wouldn't complain if we kept Evans, but he was good off the bench....thats it...a rotation guy who was one dimensional, who had a decent year last year.
I think he was hyped a bit last off-season, and due to the Daniels injury and the failure of Jason Taylor, he obviously became the crowd favorite....especially because he has been with the team for a while.
But why have 2 ends that can't rush the passer.
Daniels is certainly better, and a better teamate....and may even be cheaper.
AND he's got something to prove.
I would much rather have Daniels than Evans for the next 2 years...beyond that, the only advantage is age...

Also,,
Who knows Evans better than anyone?
The Redskins.
If they didn't make any major push to get him, they obviously have other plans at end.

The Skins sign who they want....they didn't sign Evans, therefore, they didn't want him at that pay rate.

[tootergray34]

i'm calling it, not this year but next year we will draft DaQuan Bowers out of Clemson...now he is a FREAK

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by tryfuhl

maybe he was guaranteed to start there?

anyways thought that he was going to decide friday, maybe it was by friday

either way, some people made this guy out to be an awesome player, he's replaceable, just up to us to do it

I have no idea what San Fran promised him. It's clear that with Taylor's departure, Evans could have easily been the guy over Rob Jackson, Chris Wilson, and Daniels if he came back. I don't think Evans is awesome, but definitely serviceable if not solid. Given the hole we have at LDE, i figured 2 years $4M was pretty reasonable. Now we have no choice but to either draft or sign a DE, whether we like it or not.

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by tootergray34

i'm calling it, not this year but next year we will draft DaQuan Bowers out of Clemson...now he is a FREAK

He was a true freshman this past season. He's not eligible until the 2011 draft at the earliest.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by tryfuhl

yeah they're pretty well set, they have 6 players on the DL they'd rather have over him, if not 7

not to say he sucked

All I was trying to point out is that if the fact that we didn't have much interest in Evans is a sign of our front office being inferior to the Giants', it necessarily requires that the Giants would place some value in him.

The allegation that Cerrato undervalues defensive lineman is not a new one, but Evans isn't someone we just "missed the boat on." We reportedly matched the 49ers offer to get him at a cost-effective price, and he chose them over us.

No biggie. It's a free market system, he's allowed to do that. Like every player I've ever rooted for (even Lemar Marshall), I wish him nothing but success in future endeavors.

[Slingin Sammy 33]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

No June 1 cuts this year. Last capped year means that there's no added cap relief for waiting until June first to cut.

I suppose there could be a flurry of activity then, but it would be purely coincidental.

Don't many players contracts still have roster bonuses that come due June 1, or were most contracts written based on an uncapped 2010.

[KI Skins Fan]

Well, I felt a lot more secure about the LDE position when I mistakenly thought that Evans would sign here. For me, it's not so much that I felt good about having Evans at LDE but that I now feel very insecure about having any of the others we have under contract at that position. Well, c'est la guerre!

If Daniels is healthy now and we keep him for one more year, I think he'll do a good job. He is stout against the run and we can use some other guys as situational pass rushers. We may even pick up someone to help.

[BigHairedAristocrat]

I think Evans felt snubbed by the franchise here. Theres no logical explaination he would leave Washington, especially now that Haynesworth is here, to go to SF.

[freddyg12]

Skins Insider said that they didn't make an offer to Evans, yet elsewhere it was reported that he was deciding between us & 49ers. To not even have offered him anything is pretty insulting IMO. He played well & filled in wherever he had to.

[Monkeydad]

Maybe they know something about his injury status that we (and SF) do not know?

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Buster

Maybe they know something about his injury status that we (and SF) do not know?

What injury?

[dblanch66]

ah, whatever. I don't see any rings on any fingers due to Evans being here so adios, amigo.

[FRPLG]

Let's have some perspective. We're talking about an average to slightly better than average DE. I doubt we'll see a significant dropoff between what he'd gives us and X player/s we use instead. I liked the guy for depth/uitlity sake and sure he could have held to starting nod for an year and been OK but even then we all know we'd be yelling for them to draft a new DE this time next year. I don't think this is all that big a deal.

[Monksdown]

I agree. Bye Demetric. The 49ers are good. haha